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Dec 14 2014
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Families of men slain by police to protest in Washington
Protesters who have brought sections of cities across the nation to a standstill will descend on the nation's capital Saturday in hope of igniting federal action to bar racial profiling by police.
"This march is one of many demonstrations to show Congress, the country and the world that we will not stand down until systemic change, accountability and justice in cases of police
USA TODAYMar 01 2019
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Jay Inslee launches 2020 presidential bid with focus on climate change
Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington, has announced he is running for president, declaring himself the “only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation’s number one priority”.
A vocal advocate for taking action on climate change, Inslee used his entrance into the race to sound the alarm on what he called “the most urgent challenge of our time”.
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The GuardianJan 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
Calling Out or Calling In?
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"You can tell more than one story about what’s happening, but what’s undeniable is that something is broken in our country. Badly, badly broken. It reminds me of when Notre Dame burned. Except
John R. Wood Jr.Dec 01 2014
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Boehner Uses New Mandate to Muffle Talk of a Shutdown
John A. Boehner does not want to be remembered as the Shutdown Speaker.
As Congress returns from recess on Monday facing a Dec. 11 deadline for funding the government, Mr. Boehner and his fellow Republican leaders are working to persuade the rank and file — furious over President Obama’s executive action on immigration — that engaging in a spending confrontation is the wrong way to
New York Times (News)May 15 2019
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Trump Administration ‘Censorship’ Erasing Affordable Care Act From Federal Websites
A new report details an ongoing campaign to remove references to and information about the 2010 health care law from official web pages.
President Donald Trump has failed so far to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, but his administration is making good progress disappearing the law from official government websites.
According to a report released Wednesday by the Sunlight
HuffPostFeb 01 2017
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Five Myths of the Debate over Trump’s Refugee Executive Order
Before rushing to defend or excoriate Trump’s actions, we should all know the facts. Rarely has it been more important to consider all sides of a debate than in the last four days, as anger has raged over Trump’s executive order on refugees. Our atomized political discourse has led to parallel reactions of euphoria and fury that are far out of proportion to the contents of the order itself.
National Review (News)Jul 19 2019
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Big donor Steyer's presidential run could deny millions to other Democratic races
Billionaire Tom Steyer, a longtime friend and key donor to liberal candidates and causes, says he decided to run for the Democratic presidential nomination next year because no other candidate was offering a “mandate for change”.
But by deciding to fund his long-shot bid with $100 million of his own money, some Democratic activists believe all he will end up doing is denying his money
ReutersMay 14 2019
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Conservative media downplay the Trump administration's unprecedented stonewalling of congressional oversight
As legal experts, historians, and Democratic lawmakers have sounded the alarm over President Donald Trump’s blanket obstruction of congressional oversight of his presidency -- suggesting we have reached or are approaching a constitutional crisis -- Trump’s conservative media allies are brazenly misrepresenting the arguments and suggesting everything boils down to a fight over the Mueller
Media MattersAug 03 2021
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Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risks
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Assistant Professor Wanyun Shao from the University of Alabama and Assistant Professor Feng Hao from the University of South Florida. Both writers biases have not been rated.
Even though Americans shared the experience of living through a global pandemic, their
"The Conversation" ContributorMay 13 2019
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Tlaib Addresses the 'Lies' Being Spread About Her Holocaust Comment
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) gained the wrath of her colleagues for yet another controversial remark about the Jewish people over the weekend. In an interview with Yahoo's SkullDuggery Podcast, Tlaib said she gets a "calming feeling" when she thinks about how her ancestors helped give asylum to Jews whose lives had been upended by the Holocaust.
Her full comments were as follows:
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Townhall